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India-Iran-Persia: Emperor Jahangir of India (right) and Shah Abbas of Persia embrace in a symbolic representatuion of friendship between the Mughal and Safavid Empires, Delhi,1618

Jahangir (Hindi: ????????? ???? ??????? Urdu: ???? ??????? ????????Persian: ???????? ???? ???????) (full title: Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Khushru-i-Giti Panah, Abu'l-Fath Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah Ghazi [Jannat-Makaani]) (20 September 1569 – 8 November 1627) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death in 1627. Shah ‘Abbas the Great (or Shah ‘Abbas I) (Persian: ??? ???? ????) (January 27, 1571 – January 19, 1629) was Shah (king) of Iran, and generally considered the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. The painting shows Emperor Jahangir of India and Shah Abbas of Persia embracing and is an allegorical representation of the friendship between the Mughal and Safavid empires. Both figures stand atop the world (symbolizing their power) and a lion and lamb lying together (symbolizing peace). The halo behind the two figures that is suspended by cherubs as well as the vivid floral patterns in the borders reveal the influence of European artistic motifs in Mughal painting during the reign of Jahangir.
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Title:
India-Iran-Persia: Emperor Jahangir of India (right) and Shah Abbas of Persia embrace in a symbolic representatuion of friendship between the Mughal and Safavid Empires, Delhi,1618
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Jahangir (Hindi: ????????? ???? ??????? Urdu: ???? ??????? ????????Persian: ???????? ???? ???????) (full title: Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Khushru-i-Giti Panah, Abu'l-Fath Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah Ghazi [Jannat-Makaani]) (20 September 1569 – 8 November 1627) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death in 1627. Shah ‘Abbas the Great (or Shah ‘Abbas I) (Persian: ??? ???? ????) (January 27, 1571 – January 19, 1629) was Shah (king) of Iran, and generally considered the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. The painting shows Emperor Jahangir of India and Shah Abbas of Persia embracing and is an allegorical representation of the friendship between the Mughal and Safavid empires. Both figures stand atop the world (symbolizing their power) and a lion and lamb lying together (symbolizing peace). The halo behind the two figures that is suspended by cherubs as well as the vivid floral patterns in the borders reveal the influence of European artistic motifs in Mughal painting during the reign of Jahangir.
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3450 x 5100 px | 50.3 MB
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29.2 x 43.2 cm | 11.5 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
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